Subj : Re: Join Networks
To   : vorlon
From : esc
Date : Wed Sep 07 2022 00:08:00

 vo> I sent my boards away to get done. Yes I know how to solder etc, but I'm
 vo> just not that confident/willing to work on these things with how old they
 vo> are. The A600 had some nice green junk on it, and had to have a bath.
 vo> It's now back and working 100%... I need to re-set her up, but have been
 vo> playing with the A4000 & A3000 testing new linux kernel's...

Soldering ain't easy for someone that has a bit of hand tremor and not great vision lol. But, "working on things" brings me joy so I fight through it. My A4000 needs a recap badly and there is some green fuzz in there, can't say I'm thrilled about that. I tried to neutralize it with alcohol and a toothbrush but it still seems to be on there. I wonder if at some point it makes sense to pull the chips of the mobo and source a reproduction PCB. Maybe that can come later.

You're using linux on your A4000 and A3000? Now I'm super curious lol. What linux distro? What kernels? Is it on the stock 030/040 CPUs? How well is other hardware chips, etc., understood by the kernel?

 vo> I've been watching "Chris Edwards Restoration" on youtube and what he has
 vo> managed to recover has been amazing... 

Indeed, that guy is a machine. His videos are all very impressive. Also, I think he made Pimiga which is super neat.

 vo> That's why I sent my boards away %-;  I just didn't want to risk making
 vo> more of a mess, and with how much boards are going for even *IF* I could
 vo> locate one... $-<

Yeah, it's a catch-22. I have recently begun picking up old non-functional CRT monitors to try to restore since people just trash them and typically it's something simple, but I've probably almost electrocuted myself to death a half dozen times by now. Yeah, there's a reason the experts are considered experts hehe.

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